GRE Word List

ENDEMIC

belonging or native to a particular people or country

The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.

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WordMeaning
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
guilelessinnocent
homespunspun or made at home
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
underhandin a clandestine manner
gruntto utter a grunt
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture